Wednesday 3 September 2014

Rural hospitals pressured to close as healthcare system changes

By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO Reuters) - In January, Linden Texas native Richard Bowden suffered a mild stroke. Within minutes, medics had taken the 68-year-old to the local hospital emergency room, less than a block from his house. Out in the country, that seems like a long way.” Small, rural hospitals like Linden have always struggled to remain viable, but things are getting worse, fast. Twenty-four rural hospitals have closed across the county since the start of 2013, double the pace of the previous 20 months, according to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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